What is the Genetic Overlap Between Autism and Schizophrenia? with Peter Penzes, PhD

The field of neurodevelopmental research has evolved over the past decade with major advances in genetics, brain imaging and laboratory models. Large genomic studies have uncovered many more genes associated with risk of developing autism, schizophrenia and related conditions, while new technologies, including brain organoids grown from patients' stem cells, are giving scientists new insight into how these disorders develop and affect brain function. In this episode, Peter Penzes, PhD, director of the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses a recent discovery of a schizophrenia biomarker and how this research could one day offer earlier diagnosis, more precise treatment, and better outcomes for patients. ----------------------------------------- Visit the Feinberg website: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/ SUBSCRIBE: http://spr.ly/60073dxlv TWITTER (X): http://spr.ly/60003dxmj INSTAGRAM: http://spr.ly/60083dxWi FACEBOOK: http://spr.ly/60063dxW0 LINKEDIN: http://spr.ly/60063dxqG About Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois: Our mission is to impact the practice of medicine through discovery and education to improve human health.